13/02/2018 Today, the Commission adopted the report on the mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The evaluation assessed the programme’s overall performance in light of its objectives, and what has been achieved to date. Regarding transport financing, the report recognises that CEF has brought a clear added value, in particular for the completion of the TEN-T core network by 2030 and for the low-emission mobility ambition.

CEF is a key EU funding instrument promoting growth, jobs and competitiveness through targeted infrastructure investment at EU level. It supports the development of high performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital services. In the field of transport, CEF currently supports over 641 projects with EU funding of €22.3 bn.

TOUAX SCA (“TOUAX”) announces today that the sale of all stocks held in Touax Solutions Modulaires SAS to WH Bidco SAS, a company indirectly controlled by funds managed by TDR Capital LLP has been completed at an enterprise value of €165 million. TDR Capital manages funds which currently have the majority shareholding in Algeco.

Fabrice and Raphael WALEWSKI, Managing Partners of TOUAX: “This is a unique opportunity for TOUAX to concentrate on and further develop the leasing of transportation equipment (railcars, barges and containers) driven by the continued growth of world trade. This transaction immediately strengthens our Group’s balance sheet and financial capacity allowing notably investments in the container division alongside third party investors which will be accretive.”

Towards a high performance “pipeline” Trans-Eurasian Railway Land Bridge

Wednesday 8th November 2017 – Brussels, Belgium

From 09:00h to 18:00H

The Conference will be held in the European Parliament​ )Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels)

Considering that approximately 40% of total cargo turnover between Chine and Europe is of high value added products. FERRMED considers that new opportunities exist for rail to win market share from air and sea transport, through an enhanced Eurasian Land Bridge in the frame of CCTT and OBOR initiatives.

The main purpose of the Conference is to promote a significant competitiveness improvement in the Eurasian trade and manufacturing processes, through a high performance “pipeline” Trans-Eurasian Railway Land Bridge. Moreover, the Conference aims at pushing forward a fully synchronized manufacturing system between China and Europe with “just in time” deliveries to final destinations and minimal intercontinental transit stocks.

Key experts from all over the world will examine these matters in depth at the Conference, and the assistants will get the opportunity to know the extraordinary potential of this

Attached you will find the last draft version of the Conference Program, and the We invite you to participate in this high-level innovative Conference and we kindly ask you to diffuse it to all your contacts.

Coming soon in May 2017, Touax Rail Limited, a Touax Group Company, will use the well-connected and most important exhibition Transport Logistic to meet its clients and business partners. As you well know, the Transport Logistic exhibition has been organized for over 38 years and it gives a unique opportunity to meet simultaneously all the key players of the transport and logistics industry.

It will be our true pleasure to welcome you on our booth located on space 234 in Hall B6 of Messe München.

We believe it is a good opportunity to share views and to discuss the most recent business trends in railway industry.

Feel free to join us at our booth to discuss about our projects and drink a glass of French wine. We wish you an enjoyable time with the Touax Rail Team in Munich.

As an important step of the CEE Riverbridge project the team from FH Oberösterreich and the patent holder Ingo Ritsch himself took the opportunity to network with the cargo shippers in bavaria during the Bavarian Shippers congress around the logistical innovation Danubia Kombi.